Prayers and Meditations — §453

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 453 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي لَكَ الحَمْدُ بِمَا أَظْهَرْتَنِيْ فِي أَيَّامِكَ وَأَلْقَيْتَ عَلَيَّ حُبَّكَ وَعِرْفانَكَ، أَسئَلُكَ بِاسْمِك الَّذِيْ بِهِ ظَهَرَتْ لَئالِئُ الحِكْمَةِ وَالبَيَانِ مِنْ خَزَائِنِ أَفْئِدَةِ المُقَرَّبِينَ مِنْ عِبادِكَ، وَأَشْرَقَتْ شَمْسُ اسْمِكَ الرَّحْمَنِ عَلَى مَنْ فِي أَرْضِكَ وَسَمَائِكَ، بِأَنْ تَرْزُقَنِي مِنْ بَدَائِعِ نَعْمَائِكَ المَكْنُونَةِ بِفَضْلِكَ وَعَطائِكَ،

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I give Thee thanks inasmuch as Thou hast called me into being in Thy days, and infused into me Thy love and Thy knowledge. I beseech Thee, by Thy name whereby the goodly pearls of Thy wisdom and Thine utterance were brought forth out of the treasuries of the hearts of such of Thy servants as are nigh unto Thee, and through which the Daystar of Thy name, the Compassionate, hath shed its radiance upon all that are in Thy heaven and on Thy earth, to supply me, by Thy grace and bounty, with Thy wondrous and hidden bounties.

Translation Notes

سُبْحَانَكَ

subḥának s-b-ḥ → “glorified”

literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise

glorified 28% lauded 17% praised 13% glory 9% praise 8% immeasurably 8% magnified 6% exalted 4% all 4% far 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the mists fire-tabletFire §14: veiled gleaningsGWB §3: Exalted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: kindness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: Glorified art Thou tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He that the-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on high will-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God

اللَّهُمَّ

al-lahumm ʾ-l-h → “o lord my god”

literal: god; o god

SE expanded to “O Lord my God”

lord 78% god 21% god” 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: O my God fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §270: the truth of God kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: these prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: holiness tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven

الحَمْدُ

al-ḥamd ḥ-m-d → “thanks”

literal: praise; praised; praiseworthy

praise 25% thanks 17% praised 13% yield 10% such 10% all 8% give 8% magnified 4% render 3% glory 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: glorious gleaningsGWB §635: most blessed and all-glorious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: Ahmad and prayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: I offer unto Thee, therefore, most high praise tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thanks will-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praised epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: Praise gleaningsGWB §30: “Render thanks

أَظْهَرْتَنِيْ

ʾaẓhartaní ẓ-h-r → “thou hast called me”

literal: manifestation; manifest

SE expanded to “Thou hast called me”

thou 40% hast 20% manifest 20% brought 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: evinced fire-tabletFire §23: spring gleaningsGWB §278: hath not seen kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstrating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: being prayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: and flowed down tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §157: give forth

أَيَّامِكَ

ʾayyámik y-w-m → “thy days”

literal: day; days; today

days 84% day 9% all 4% own 2% utterance 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the days gleaningsGWB §504: is this Day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: on a certain day prayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: in the Judgment Day tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day the-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing day will-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ time epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: During the days

وَأَلْقَيْتَ

waʾalqayt l-q-y → “presence” Distinctive

literal: meeting; cast; meeting, encounter

This form usually rendered as “have”, “infused” (3 occurrences)

have 67% infused 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: to attain Our Presence fire-tabletFire §1: of Thy Countenance gleaningsGWB §633: the brightness of Whose presence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: pour out into thine ears prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: faced with tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presence the-hidden-wordsHW §4: have engraved on thee will-and-testamentW&T §4: sowed

حُبَّكَ

ḥubbak ḥ-b-b → “thy love”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

love 90% whose 4% through 1% thou 1% attachment 1% one 1% own 1% sake 1% armed 1% tenderness 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: cherish fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §203: great love for thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lust prayers-and-meditationsP&M §34: them that love Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §6: that I may love thee will-and-testamentW&T §18: ye beloved

وَعِرْفانَكَ،

waʿirfánaka، ʿ-r-f → “and thy knowledge”

literal: knowledge; know; knower

SE expanded to “and Thy knowledge”

knowledge 77% know 5% wisdom 5% may 3% attempts 3% immeasurable 3% sublime 3% known 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: but understand gleaningsGWB §268: Having acknowledged kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: by the light of His recognition prayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: apprehension tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §4: knew epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: confessed

أَسئَلُكَ

ʾasʾaluk s-ʾ-l → “i beseech thee”

literal: ask; ask/beseech

SE expanded to “I beseech Thee”

beseech 47% implore 28% entreat 15% beg 4% pray 3% ask 1% moreover 1% nevertheless 1% deal 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: ask gleaningsGWB §179: entreat kitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: the questions prayers-and-meditationsP&M §607: we implore Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: asketh gleaningsGWB §168: asked kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: problems prayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and callest to account

بِاسْمِك

biásmik s-m-w → “by thy name”

literal: name; names

SE expanded to “by Thy name”

name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: all names fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §279: their names kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: heaven.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: heaven!”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My sake tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes

لَئالِئُ

laʾáliʾ l-y-l → “night”

literal: night; nights; the nights

night 69% night-season 15% nights 8% many 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: by night gleaningsGWB §320: dream kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-season prayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nights epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: night kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: night season epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: in the night season kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Many a night

الحِكْمَةِ

al-ḥikmah ḥ-k-m → “thy wisdom”

literal: wisdom; judgment

wisdom 38% law 24% commandment 7% divine 7% hath 6% injunction 4% authority 4% commandments 3% command 3% pronounce 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: gave judgment gleaningsGWB §511: fully kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authority kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: emphasized prayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: Thy decree tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise One the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §25: regulations

وَالبَيَانِ

wálbayán b-y-n → “and thine utterance”

literal: utterance

SE expanded to “and Thine utterance”

utterance 65% divine 7% eloquence 5% tongue 5% through 5% glorification 5% unto 2% ornament 2% articulate 2% book 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: Book fire-tabletFire §38: Expounder gleaningsGWB §532: is in kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: set forth the meaning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: glorification tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolute the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom

خَزَائِنِ

khazáʾin kh-z-n → “treasuries”

literal: treasury; treasuries; stored

treasuries 40% treasures 15% all 10% within 10% stronghold 5% treasury 5% out 5% repositories 5% storehouses 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: repositories gleaningsGWB §353: they whose hearts are the repositories kitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasury kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: depositories prayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: Well-Guarded the-hidden-wordsHW §66: I have preserved it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: treasury gleaningsGWB §523: your treasures

أَفْئِدَةِ

ʾafʾidah f-ʾ-d → “of the hearts”

literal: heart; hearts; heart/mind

SE expanded to “of the hearts”

hearts 46% souls 18% heart 15% minds 8% men’s 4% human 3% men’s 1% true 1% quickened 1% into 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: Fu’ad gleaningsGWB §537: the minds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: minds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: within the hearts the-hidden-wordsHW §60: Thy heart will-and-testamentW&T §48: They have epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: souls gleaningsGWB §176: men’s

المُقَرَّبِينَ

al-muqarrabín q-r-b

literal: nearness; near; bring near

SE rendered خَزَائِنِ (khazáʾin), أَفْئِدَةِ (ʾafʾidah), المُقَرَّبِينَ (al-muqarrabín), عِبادِكَ، (ʿibádika،), وَأَشْرَقَتْ (waʾashraqat) as “the treasuries, of the hearts, Thy servants, hath shed”

such 18% nigh 16% who 14% enjoy 14% favored 12% have 10% all 8% well-favored 6% shall 2% well-favoured 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy presence fire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto Thee gleaningsGWB §89: they who have near access to God kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: innermost prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: hath overtaken me tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presence tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God

عِبادِكَ،

ʿibádika، ʿ-b-d → “thy servants”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servants 87% among 4% people 3% unto 1% upon 1% all 1% amidst 1% sincere 1% servants’ 1% ones 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: man fire-tabletFire §49: Adored gleaningsGWB §410: earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: ‘Abdu prayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the adoration tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service will-and-testamentW&T §38: are servants epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: upon thyself and upon others

وَأَشْرَقَتْ

waʾashraqat sh-r-q → “hath shed”

literal: shining; shine

hath 29% shed 19% shineth 13% shine 6% shone 6% revealed 6% risen 6% caused 6% illumined 3% lighteth 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: are rays fire-tabletFire §22: radiance gleaningsGWB §31: revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: day-springs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: effulgence tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the light that shineth the-hidden-wordsHW §103: At many a dawn will-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world

شَمْسُ

shams sh-m-s → “daystar”

literal: sun; suns; the sun

sun 52% daystar 23% light 7% day-star 6% luminary 4% “sun” 4% sunlight 1% orb 1% terms 1% ‘sun’ 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Day-Star gleaningsGWB §34: the light kitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: the luminary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: and the Daystar epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: by the sun gleaningsGWB §309: of the sun kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: sun hath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: one

الرَّحْمَنِ

ar-raḥman r-ḥ-m → “compassionate” Distinctive

literal: mercy; merciful; the merciful

This form usually rendered as “all-merciful”, “god”, “most” (143 occurrences)

all-merciful 46% god 15% most 12% merciful 9% compassionate 7% mercy 5% who 3% thou 1% “the 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: God of Mercy fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §688: heavenly delight kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: O God of mercy tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy

أَرْضِكَ

ʾarḍik ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

earth 74% all 13% land 9% face 2% realm 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: In those regions fire-tabletFire §3: sands gleaningsGWB §511: all-embracing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: places of the earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: Thy earth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the lands the-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this land

تَرْزُقَنِي

tarzuqaní r-z-q

literal: provide; sustenance; provided

SE rendered أَرْضِكَ (ʾarḍik), وَسَمَائِكَ، (wasamáʾika،), تَرْزُقَنِي (tarzuqaní), بَدَائِعِ (badáʾiʿ), نَعْمَائِكَ (naʿmáʾik) as “Thy heaven, and on Thy earth, Thy wondrous, hidden bounties”

supply 50% nourish 25% bestow 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attain gleaningsGWB §688: sustaining grace kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: all partake of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: Supply me will-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: nourish themselves gleaningsGWB §381: sustaineth them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: partaken

بَدَائِعِ

badáʾiʿ b-d-ʿ → “thy wondrous”

literal: wondrous; wonders

wondrous 46% wonders 43% most 1% extolling 1% sweet 1% melodious 1% strange 1% marvelous 1% matchless 1% out 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: Badi gleaningsGWB §162: wondrous revelations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: loveliest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: Thou hast created tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Name the-hidden-wordsHW §65: have created epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: new gleaningsGWB §5: extolling to the utmost

نَعْمَائِكَ

naʿmáʾik n-ʿ-m → “hidden bounties” Distinctive

literal: blessing; bounty; favor

SE usually renders this root as “bounty”, “gifts”, “favors”

bounty 20% gifts 13% favors 13% prosperity 9% blessed 9% favor 9% gift 9% bounties 7% delights 7% well 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: Thou hast showed me this grace gleaningsGWB §391: of this highest gift kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: blessing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §574: a gift from Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §128: a wondrous gift epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: Well is it gleaningsGWB §558: ineffable delights kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: gift

المَكْنُونَةِ

al-maknúnah k-n-n

literal: hidden; hidden/concealed; hidden, treasured

SE rendered بَدَائِعِ (badáʾiʿ), نَعْمَائِكَ (naʿmáʾik), المَكْنُونَةِ (al-maknúnah), بِفَضْلِكَ (bifaḍlik), وَعَطائِكَ، (waʿaṭáʾika،) as “Thy wondrous, hidden bounties, by Thy grace, and bounty”